譯林版必修第三冊u(píng)nit2閱讀拓展練習(xí)1Ⅰ.閱讀理解ATheCityofChristchurch，NewZealandwasstruckbya7.1-magnitudeearthquakeontheearlymorningofSaturday，September4,2010.Notsunamialertwasreported.Thecountry’sarmytroopswereonstandbytoassistvictimsanddisasterrecoveryoperations.NewZealand’sPrimeMinisterJohnKey，flewtotheaffectedareatoinspectandassessthesituationofthedamagedcity.ThePrimeMinistersaidthatthefullassessmentofthedamageswouldpossiblytakemonthstoknowtheseverityofdamages.Basedfromhisassessmentonwhathesawinthearea，itcouldcostatleast2billionNewZealanddollarsorUS$1.4billionforreconstruction.“Anabsolutemiracle(奇跡)isthatnoonedied，”PrimeMinisterJohnKeysaid.Twowereseriouslyinjuredfromthisquakeandthousandsoflocalresidentswereawakenedafterbeingshakenat4∶35a．m.ofthatSaturday.Therewerepeopletrappedinsidethedamagedbuildingsbutfortunatelynonewerereporteddeadfromtherubble(碎石)ofthedamagedbuildings.“We’reallfeelingscared—we’vejusthadsomesignificantaftershocks，”asurvivortoldTVOneNews.“Tonightwe’rejustpeopleinthefaceofamassivenaturaldisaster，tryingtohelpeachotherandwe’regratefulwehaven’tlostalife.”GNSSciencereported29aftershockswithinthe14hoursafterthequake，withstrengthfrommagnitude3.7to5.4.NewZealandisnostrangertoearthquakes.Thecountryexperiencesmorethan14,000earthquakesayear—butonlyabout150arefeltbypeople.“Manybuildingsherewerebuiltwithearthquakeprotectionmeasures.However，inmostcitiesindevelopingcountries，peoplebuildhowtheywanttoandthere’renobuildingcontrolstoforcethemtobuildtoahigherstandardthat’ssafe，”AndrewCharleson，anarchitectureprofessoratVictoriaUniversityofWellingtontoldCNN.1．HowmanypeoplewerekilledintheNewZealandearthquakeonSeptember4,2010?A．250,000. B．29.C．2. D．0.2．Aftertheearthquake，allofthefollowingoccurredEXCEPTthat.A．a(chǎn)numberofaftershocksbrokeoutB．a(chǎn)rmytroopsweretheretohelpC．nopeoplewereinjuredorkilledD．thefullassessmentofthedamagescan’ttakeinashorttime3．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．NoonewaseverkilledinearthquakesinNewZealand.B．AmassiveearthquakestruckthecityofChristchurchofNewZealand.C．NewZealandhasstrictlawstoguaranteethebuildings’safety.D．Amiraclehappenedinaterribleearthquake.答案DCBBSeeingavolcanoeruptisawonderfulexperience，andyoucanreallyfeeltheheatbyclimbingtothesummit(山頂)ofPacayaforaclose-upview.ThereareguidedtourseverydayupthishighlyactivevolcanofromAntigua，givingtravelersachancetoseeMotherNatureathermostpowerful.PacayaisaneasydrivefromAntigua，abeautifulcitywithmanycolorfulhousesalongitsoldstreetsthatareturnedintoart-worksduringitsHolyWeekFestival.NomatterwhenyoucometoAntigua，youwon’tmissthePacaya-tourcompanies.ButclimbingPacayaisnoeasyjob:itis2,560metreshigh，andreachingthesummittakestwotothreehoursofseeminglyone-step-forwardandtwo-step-backmovements.Asyouclimb，youhearthedullsoundsoferuptionshighabove.Steaming，hotremainsfromrecenteruptionsbegintolinethepathasyouneartheactivesummit:theMcKenneyCone(火山錐)．Justasthoughyouaregoingtowalkovertotheedgeofthecone，theroadturnstotheleftanduptotherelativesafetyoftheold，inactivesummit.Manytoursaretimedsothatyouarriveattheconeofthevolcanoinplentyoftimeforsunsetandthefullcontrastbetweentheeruptingredlavaandthedarkeningsky.Onagooddaytheviewfromthesummitisextremelyexciting.Theactivemouthboils，sendingredlavaoveritssides，andonceinawhileshootshotstreamsupto100metresintotheair.Thereisastrongbadsmellintheairevenifyoutakecaretobeupwindofthecone.Aseveningturnsdeeperintothenight，theburninglavaquietlyfallsdownthesideofthevolcano.Foryou，too，itistimetogetdown.4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．ToattracttouriststoPacaya.B．TodescribethebeautyofPacaya.C．TointroduceguidedtourstoPacaya.D．ToexplainthepowerofnatureatPacaya.5．Antiguaisanisland.A．wherepeoplecanenjoyculturalfestivalB．wherethedaringPacayatourstartsC．thatgivesaclose-upviewofPacayaD．thatisfamousforitstourcompanies6．ClimbingtotheMcKenneyCone，peoplewill.A．walkdirectlytotheactivesummitB．hearthecontinuousloudnoisefromaboveC．makegreatereffortsthantoothersummitsD．seeapathlinedwithremainsofearliereruptions7．Manytoursaretimedforpeopleto.A．getdownthemountainintimewhennightfallsB．a(chǎn)voidthesmellfromtheupwinddirectionoftheconeC．enjoythefantasticeruptionagainstthedarkeningskyD．a(chǎn)ppreciatethesceneryofthe2,560-metre-highmountain答案ABDCCItisgenerallyacceptedthesedaysthatreadingabookwillhelpyourelievestress.Anditmayactuallymakeyouamorethoughtfulpersonasyoulearntoconnectwiththevariouscharacters.Butthere’smore.Anewstudydiscoveredthatreadingmorethan3.5hoursperweekactuallyincreasedaperson’slifespan(壽命)by23percent—about12yearsforthepeopleinvolvedinthestudy.ThestudywasledbyagroupofresearchersatYaleUniversity.Itlookedat3,635people，bothmenandwomenbutallolderthan50.Theresearchersdividedthemintothreecategories：thosewhodidn’treadbooks；thosewhoreadupto3.5hoursaweek；thosewhoreadmorethan3.5hoursaweek.Aftertheresearchersadjustedforfactorslikeeducation，healthandincome，thedatashowedthat，onaverage，thosewhoreadabout3.5hoursaweekwere17percentlesslikelytodie.Inaddition，thestudyexaminedpeoplewhoreadnewspapersandmagazinesandfoundthattheywere11percentlesslikelytodiethannon-readers，butonlyiftheyspentmorethansevenhoursreadingeachweek.Thatmaybeduetothedifferentformsoftheseitems.Whenpeoplereadnewspapersormagazines，theytendtoskimthematerialratherthanreaditfully.AvniBavishi，thestudy’sleader，said，“Webelievepeopleneedtoknow，learnandunderstandmorethingswhentheyarereadingbooks，becausethey’relongerandtherearemorecharacters，moreplotstofollow，andmoreconnectionstomake.”Fromallofthis，theauthorsconcludedthat，aswithahealthydietandexercise，booksappeartopromotea“significantsurvivaladvantage”．Clearly，thereisaneedformorestudy.We’recertainthatbookloversallaroundtheworldwillbegladtoprovidethedataneededtomakefurtherconclusions.8．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Afewpeoplethinkthatreadingcanhelpthemrelax.B．Readingcanmakeapersonmoresensitive.C．Readingcanhelpapersontolivealongerlife.D．Mostpeoplethinkthatreadingcanhelpthemtoliveabetterlife.9．Whatcanwelearnaboutthepeopleinthestudyfromthetext?A．Allofthemwereolderthanfifty.B．Mostofthemwerewomenreaders.C．Morethanhalfofthemwerecollegestudents.D．Theyweredividedintofourgroupsbytheresearchers.10．Generallyspeaking，thosewhoreadnewspapersandmagazinesthanthosewhoreadbooks.A．livelongerB．a(chǎn)remorelikelytobepositiveC．haveabetterabilitytounderstandD．getfewerbenefitsintermsofthelifespan11．Inthelastparagraph，thewriteraimsto.A．tellreadersabouttheimportanceofreadingB．tellreadersthatthestudyneedsmoredataC．callonbookloverstoprovidemoredataforthestudyD．encouragereaderstomakefurtherconclusionsbythemselves答案CADCⅡ.七選五Earthquakesareamongthemostdestructivenaturaldisasters.Itcanstrikewithoutwarning.Theearthquakesafetytipsbelowwillincreaseyourchancesofsurvivinganearthquake.Ifyouareindoors，staythere.Quicklymovetoasafelocationintheroomsuchasunderastrongdeskorastrongtable.1Youcanalsogettoacornerformedbytwowallswithyourarmsoveryourhead.Avoidtakingcovernearwindows，largemirrors，orhangingobjects.2Don’ttakeshelterunderatree，streetlights，electricpolesortallbuildings.Runtoopenspacesandmoveawayfromthenearbybuildingstoavoidanythingfallingonyou.Rememberthatmostofthepeoplewhodieinearthquakesarekilledbyfallingbuildings，brokenglassandflyingobjects.Ifyouaredriving，slowdownsmoothlyandstoponthesideoft